A pair of ancient brooches which have not been seen in Perthshire since the 19th Century are to go on public display in Perth for the first time.
The Glenlyon and Breadalbane brooches are on loan to the Perth Museum and Art Gallery from the British Museum for a special exhibition.
The display starts next Tuesday and runs until August 16.
The Glenlyon brooch was a treasured family heirloom of the Campbells of Glenlyon, who probably commissioned it, and was bought at auction by the British Museum in 1897.
It is thought to have been made in Scotland during the medieval period and was used as a reliquary brooch, though the relic chamber is now empty.
The relic may commemorate an act of pilgrimage to the shrine of the Three Kings in Germany, as the back of the brooch is engraved with the name of the three kings from the nativity Jaspar, Melchior and Balthazar along with Christ’s reputed last words on the Cross: “Consumatum Est” (It is finished).
The Breadalbane brooch was found in the area, there is no record of when or where. It is believed to have been made in the 9th Century and at some point was modified from a complete ring to a penannular brooch.
The brooch passed from the 1st Marquis of Breadalbane to various family members until reaching his great grandson, Thomas George Breadalbane Morgan-Grenville, who put it up for auction as part of the Breadalbane Collection in 1917. It was bought by the British Museum.
The brooches will be joined on display by a range of medieval artefacts acquired by Perth Museum through Scottish Treasure Trove, along with additional loans from National Museums Scotland and the Clan Donnachaidh Trust.
The exhibition will follow on from the Festival of Museums, which runs from Friday to Sunday.